These subtle changes could make Levi’s feel more like home to 49er fans

Great moments will also be depicted like Steve Young's 49-yard TD run to beat the Vikings in 1988. (Kevin Lynch)

Great moments will also be depicted like Steve Young's 49-yard TD run to beat the Vikings in 1988. (Kevin Lynch)

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Another great moment? Jerry Rice surpassing Jim Brown's touchdown record of 127 in September of 1994. (Kevin Lynch)

Another great moment? Jerry Rice surpassing Jim Brown's touchdown record of 127 in September of 1994. (Kevin Lynch)

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This wall will be filled with the names of legendary 49ers. (Kevin Lynch)

This wall will be filled with the names of legendary 49ers. (Kevin Lynch)

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One of the best features of Levi's Stadium is the roof top garden, which was the idea of Danielle York, wife of CEO Jed York. Now it is growing and producing vegetables used at the stadium (Kevin Lynch).

One of the best features of Levi's Stadium is the roof top garden, which was the idea of Danielle York, wife of CEO Jed York. Now it is growing and producing vegetables used at the stadium (Kevin Lynch).

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The 49ers are outfitting the concourses with 49ers greats, like Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott (Kevin Lynch)

The 49ers are outfitting the concourses with 49ers greats, like Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott (Kevin Lynch)

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Super Bowl banners will also be displayed like this one celebrating the team's last Super Bowl win over San Diego in January of 1995 (Kevin Lynch)

Super Bowl banners will also be displayed like this one celebrating the team's last Super Bowl win over San Diego in January of 1995 (Kevin Lynch)

These subtle changes could make Levi's feel more like home to 49er fans

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When Levi’s Stadium was built, the Raiders’ future – and a potential stadium share – was still in question. Now that the East Bay franchise is committed to moving to Las Vegas in three years, the 49ers are free to convert Levi’s into a venue that truly fits the franchise.

To that end, fans and season ticket holders were given 30- to 40-page surveys covering more than 100 items from the stadium wi-fi to parking. Over 130,000 questionaires were filled out and processed. Now, the team is beginning to adopt those ideas.

“It didn’t feel like a 49ers’ building,” team president Al Guido recently said while strolling through the stadium to show a gaggle of reporters new improvements.

Some major changes will be years in the making (like a planned $100 million improvement to parking). The 49ers are waiting for 250,000 square feet of commercial space to be constructed in an around the stadium before instituting parking and access improvements. The commercial development will also come with roads and increased access to Levi’s.

In the meantime, the 49ers are tailoring Levi’s to the team and their glorious past with more subtle and aesthetic changes. One way to do that is to incorporate more of the 49ers’ historical gold in and around the stadium, which is currently painted more in red and white. However, there’s a challenge there as well, because when painted on a large scale, the color starts to look more mustard than gold. However, color consultants are on the case.

Another is to fill the concourses with more images depicting past glory. The photos above provide a glimpse of some of the other improvements that are under way.